) created the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program. (b) The purpose of the WOSB Program is to ensure women-owned small business concerns have an equal opportunity to participate in Federal contracting and to assist agencies in achieving their women-owned small business participation goals (see 13 part CFR 127).
As a contracting officer, you are allowed to use set-aside and sole source contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs) if the NAICS code assigned to the procurement is authorized for use under the WOSB Federal Contract program.
The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program is outlined in Title 13, Part 127 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This regulation includes details regarding program eligibility, certification, federal contracting awards under the program, maintaining program eligibility, and more.
The WOSB Program was created to help level the playing field for women small business owners. Under the program, DLA and other federal agencies reserve certain contracts exclusively for competition among woman-owned small businesses or economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSB).
This final rule makes several changes to the Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program regulations, including adding definitions that are not currently included in the regulations and conforming the regulations to current statutes...
A WOSB/EDWOSB may submit an offer as a joint venture with another small business if the following requirements are met Size: each concern is small under applicable size standard unless an SBA-approved MP JV;
The WOSB Program also “authorizes contracting officers to award a sole-source contract assigned a WOSB Program-eligible NAICS code, provided that only one WOSB can be identified that can perform the contract at a fair and reasonable price.” What does this ultimately mean for a WOSB-certified business?
The Federal Government is the largest buyer of products and services in the US. The SBA Woman Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business Programs help small businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women to compete for these federal contracts. Is your business eligible?
ChallengeHER is a national initiative to boost government contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses with a special focus on the Women-owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program. In April 2013, WIPP, American Express, and the SBA launched ChallengeHER to deliver free workshops, mentoring, and direct access to government buyers. History Since its inception ...
Introduction The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program is one of several contracting programs Congress has approved to provide greater opportunities for small businesses to win federal contracts. Congress’s interest in promoting small business contracting dates back to World War II and the outbreak of fighting in Korea. At ...
This program helps women-owned small businesses compete for federal contracts. Understand the eligibility requirements before applying. SBA also works with federal agencies to increase contracting opportunities and achieve the government’s 5% contracting goal for women-owned small businesses. Keep an eye out for matchmaking events targeting both the federal and private procurement.
The WOSB Federal Contract Program allows Contracting Officers (COs) to set aside contracts for WOSBs including EDWOSBs in eligible NAICS. As of December 2015, it also allows COs to make sole source awards to WOSBs (including EDWOSBs) under specific circumstances. SBA implements and administers the WOSB Program.
Women-owned small business (WOSB) is a federal government contracting program that aims to open opportunities for women entrepreneurs. This program allows contracting officers to put aside specified requirements for competition only among WOSBs or economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSBs).
The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program began in 2011 to assist women and women-owned companies in expanding their scope in technically demanding industries.
October 15SBA will begin issuing decisions on certification. Certification Changes •As of October 15, 2020, businesses competing for WOSB Federal Contracting Program set-aside contracts will have to be certified either through: •SBA’s new, free online certification process; or •An approved Third-Party Certifier (TPC), at a cost.
OASIS+ Small Business awards and notices to proceed: Issued Dec. 19, 2024 and officially marked the beginning of the contract’s period of performance. Learn more from the OASI S+ Interact Community blog.
Program Background The Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program is designed to provide greater access to federal contracts for WOSBs, including a subset that are considered economically disadvantaged (EDWOSBs). Federal agencies have a statutory goal of awarding 5% of federal contracting dollars to WOSBs, which is codified at 15 U ...
The Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (WOSB) is a government initiative aimed at providing contracting opportunities to women entrepreneurs who own small businesses.
